June 12th 2013 in Brunton Theatre,Musselburgh The nature of collaboration, particularly cross-disciplinary, is examined with a view to asking how current models of collaboration function, and ways in which they could be improved. This day-long conference is being organised as part of Steep Trail, an international project set up by Polarcap, Fife Contemporary Art &… Continue reading Steep Trail Conference – Collaboration : Improving the Model
Category: Conferences
Artists, Art Communities and Creative Initiatives in the Urban Spaces of Russia and Europe
Open Interdisciplinary Seminar series “Scientific Environment”, 6th meeting of the 2013 spring session May 14th 2013, Faculty of Sociology, St. Petersburg State University (Russia), ul. Smolnogo 1/3, entrance 9, room 229, 18:00 Speakers: Sacha Kagan (Leuphana University Lueneburg, and Cultura21): “Creative cities and the challenge of sustainability” Nikita Basov and Anisya Khokhlova (St. Petersburg State University,… Continue reading Artists, Art Communities and Creative Initiatives in the Urban Spaces of Russia and Europe
Beyond the Surface: Environmental Art in Action
A conference investigating relationships between art and the environment May 31, 2013, 9 am – 5 pm, Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education, Philadelphia (USA) Bringing artists & arts professionals to Philadelphia to explore ways art can create environmental awareness while restoring ecological systems. With: Lillian Ball, Sam Bower, Jenny Laden, Stacy Levy, Amy Lipton, Eve Mosher, Frances… Continue reading Beyond the Surface: Environmental Art in Action
New Directions in Social Ecology: From Climate Action to Housing Justice
San Francisco (USA), June 12th – 22nd 2013 Each year, the Institute for Social Ecology hosts intensive seminars for students, activists, and community leaders to come together to explore sets of dynamic and urgent social and ecological issues. They are partnering with the California Institute for Integral Studies based in the SOMA district. Classes will… Continue reading New Directions in Social Ecology: From Climate Action to Housing Justice
Conference in Indonesia: ‘The Power of Culture as Catalyst in Sustainable Development’
New pathways for locating culture as an integral part of sustainable development will be explored and highlighted when a World Culture in Development Forum is held in Bali, Indonesia, on 24-29 November 2013. This conference will focus on four themes: • Culture, Freedom and Social Sustainability, • Culture and Economic Sustainability, • Cultural Convergence in… Continue reading Conference in Indonesia: ‘The Power of Culture as Catalyst in Sustainable Development’
Brazil: Seminar on Culture and Sustainable Development
Within the framework of the Joint Programme ‘EU-Brazil Sector Dialogues’, the Ministries of Culture and Planning, Budget and Management will hold a seminar on Culture and Sustainable Development, which will take place from 21 to 23 May 2013, in Brasilia, Brazil. The focus will be on links between cultural diversity and environmental sustainability. Read more… Continue reading Brazil: Seminar on Culture and Sustainable Development
Congress in China: ‘Culture: Key to Sustainable Development’
An international congress entitled ‘Culture: Key to Sustainable Development’, organised by UNESCO with the support of the Government of the People’s Republic of China, will be held in Hangzhou, China, on 15-17 May 2013. The focus will be to discuss the role of culture in sustainable development in view of the post-2015 development framework. Read… Continue reading Congress in China: ‘Culture: Key to Sustainable Development’
Call for abstracts: Ecology In Practice – Creative Conservation Symposium
5th World Conference on Ecological Restoration in Madison, Wisconsin, USA October 6-11, 2013 The symposium is convened by David Haley and Richard Scott. Haley has convened and chaired the Ecological Arts symposia at SER (Society for Ecological Restoration) World Conferences in 2000 (Liverpool), 2005 (Zaragoza) and 2011 (Merida), and contributed to Richard Scott’s Creative Conservation workshops… Continue reading Call for abstracts: Ecology In Practice – Creative Conservation Symposium
International Conference: SUSTAINABILITY AND CULTURE / Sustainable Cultural Management
Organized by the Goethe Institut Thessaloniki, the Heinrich Böll Stiftung Greece and the European theatre network Mitos21, this International Conference will take place on Friday 19th and Saturday 20th April 2013 in Thessaloniki, Greece, at the Thessaloniki Concert Hall (“Maurice Saltiel” conference room). The conference will discuss “innovative interventions implemented in recent years in the… Continue reading International Conference: SUSTAINABILITY AND CULTURE / Sustainable Cultural Management
Culture and Sustainable Development in the Baltic Sea Region – a seminar at the Nordic Council of Ministers
Venue: Nordic Council of Ministers, Ved Straden 18, 1061 Copenhagen, Denmark – Date: April 29th 2013 The event is organized in cooperation between the Nordic Council of Ministers and the Ministries of Culture in Schleswig-Holstein and Poland. In connection with this seminar, the report “Culture and Sustainability in the Baltic Sea Region – 8 findings,… Continue reading Culture and Sustainable Development in the Baltic Sea Region – a seminar at the Nordic Council of Ministers
